USB HDD spindown

[leeshep]

Hi,

Can someone please help me configure my USB hard drive to spindown when not in use. I really don't think it's doing it any good running all the time.

Thanks

Lee
Ps I'm using beta 0.3 on a rpi2

[hondagx35]

Hi Lee,

as far as i know is the only thing that works.

Frank

[leeshep]

Thanks Frank,

That looks like just the ticket. Can you give me an idiots guide to how to install and run it please?

Many thanks.

Lee

[Tinitus]

[Tinitus]

[hondagx35]

Hi Tinitus,

the best way is to use udev like described

Frank

[Tinitus]

[Tinitus]

Hi,

omiting the -B option from the udev rule did not solve the problem, it still does not work.
Starting hdparm and setting the spin down to 5 min works fine. I guess the problem with the udev rule is either the path to hdparm or the fact that hdparm does not belong to the correct user group or something like that.

Regards

Tinitus

[hondagx35]

[Tinitus]

Hi Frank,

so it does in my installation, too now. I realise that using GUI for a long time cripples ones attention to details, if there is only a virtual button to press, the mouse pointer leaves some margin, is you forget " at the end of a command line it just does not work.

Thanks for your help

Tinitus